Customs & Excise Manager – East Africa

Diageo
Dar es Salaam Administration Jobs Full time Jobs

Position information

Job Details

Job LocationDar es Salaam

Job CategoryAdministration Jobs

Job TypeFull time Jobs

Job PostedOctober 9, 2026

Job Description

Job Description :

Job TitleCustoms & Excise Manager – East Africa

About the team

Our Finance team deliver balanced growth for our business, customers, and much-loved brands. We’re part of a $12.2 billion gross profit organisation, responsible for driving an outstanding level of performance and crafting the potential for future growth.

Whether we’re applying our digital capabilities and analytics to advise our business strategy or crafting capacity to invest in the future — no two days are the same in our Finance team. Wherever your skills lie, we’ll help you to learn and develop, supporting you along the way in our inclusive culture

Purpose

• Manage the Customs and Excise activities in Diageo’s footprint in East Africa, covering Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya.

• Implement Customs and Excise strategies and policies in East Africa.

Accountabilities

• Provide specialist support with customs issues in East Africa – for example, product classification disputes (both customs and excise), Customs Valuation and Inter-Company Selling Price (ICSP) reviews.

• Manage Customs and Excise related queries from the customs and excise authorities relating to imported products and raw materials used by East Africa.

• Manage Customs and Excise aspects of international trade projects to deliver shareholder value and manage potentials exposure to the business in East Africa.

• Provide technical support with respect to addressing inefficiencies and driving process improvement within the Customs and Excise arena.

• Recommend and implement changes to optimize processes, systems, policies, and procedures.

• Keep up to date with customs and excise regulatory changes and standard methodology; identify risks and opportunities and recommend actions.

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Key interactions – Internal

• Global Tax partners and business unit leaders – develop and maintain a strong working relationship and stay informed about business priorities and developments

• Global functions –Supply, Legal and Corporate Relations.  Collaborating with these functions to deliver end to end Supply chain efficiency

Key interactions – External

• Customs & Excise authorities – proactive management of the relationship with customs and excise.

• Regulatory authorities coordinating licenses and permits.

• Providing specialist input to local site excise audits and resultant enquiries

• Providing documentation as requested

• International and Regional Trade bodies

Critical Capabilities

• Sophisticated customs & excise knowledge